Discussion » Questions » Computers and the Internet » Annoying pop-ups (sorry for being redundant). I sometimes receive a pop-up “warning” that my IP can be seen.

Annoying pop-ups (sorry for being redundant). I sometimes receive a pop-up “warning” that my IP can be seen.

This seems to me to be a fake warning, an unnecessary one, merely a scare tactic to goad me into someone’s goods or services, so I ignore it. Am I right?
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Posted - December 1, 2019

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  • 10639
    Yep.  Ignore!  

    No one want to see another dudes IP.  Whether one has a faulty zipper or wears religious clothing (hol(e)y), they should always ,make an effort to conceal their IP.  While improper exposure of one's IP is illegal in a few countries, it is highly frowned down upon in nearly every country. This post was edited by Shuhak at December 1, 2019 2:52 PM MST
      December 1, 2019 1:13 PM MST
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  • 23577
    :)
    :)
      December 1, 2019 1:27 PM MST
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  • 53509

      Er, um, I think you’ve confused my IP with my LP. (Cough, cough.)




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      December 1, 2019 3:06 PM MST
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  • 10639
    I never said to turn your head and cough.  
      December 1, 2019 3:14 PM MST
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  • 53509

      Oh, you want it straight on, I see. Very well. 
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      December 1, 2019 3:15 PM MST
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  • 46117
    Somebody's Watching Me
    Who's watching?
    Tell me, who's watching?
    Who's watching me?
    I'm just an average man with an average life
    I work from nine to five, hey, hell, I pay the price
    All I want is to be left alone in my average home
    But why do I always feel like I'm in the Twilight zone and?
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (ooh ooh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Tell me is it just a dream?
    When I come home at night
    I bolt the door real tight
    People call me on the phone, I'm trying to avoid
    But can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid?
    When I'm in the shower I'm afraid to wash my hair
    'Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there
    People say I'm crazy, just a little touched
    But maybe…


    Just because you're paranoid, don't mean they're not after you.... Kurt Cobain




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    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at December 1, 2019 5:07 PM MST
      December 1, 2019 1:45 PM MST
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  • 53509
    You can falsely attribute that quote to your drug-besotted late hero Cobain one million times if you do desire, that still doesn’t change the fact that it’s George Carlin’s line 
    —-
      December 1, 2019 3:11 PM MST
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  • 46117
    He's not my hero.  Honestly. He just came up with some good lines.  
      December 1, 2019 3:12 PM MST
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  • 53509

      He didn’t come up with that one. 
      December 1, 2019 3:14 PM MST
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  • 46117
    Ok.  He used it good.  
      December 1, 2019 3:23 PM MST
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  • 44608
    Yes...it is fake. Don't click on it anywhere in the pop-up box.
      December 1, 2019 2:53 PM MST
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